The Japanese vocabulary「カボチャ (かぼちゃ、kabocha)」means “pumpkin.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.
Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning
Key Word | カボチャ |
Hiragana | かぼちゃ |
Romaji Reading | kabocha |
English Meaning | pumpkin |
The Correct Japanese Pronunciations
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The Example Japanese Sentences
It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.
Remove the pumpkin seeds cleanly.
Spoken and Non-honorific Language:
Japanese Sentence | かぼちゃの種を綺麗に取り除いて。 |
Romaji Reading | Kabocha no tane o kirei ni torinozoite. |
Please remove the pumpkin seeds cleanly.
Polite Form:
Japanese Sentence | かぼちゃの種を綺麗に取り除いてください。 |
Romaji Reading | Kabocha no tane o kirei ni torinozoite kudasai. |
I’ll boil the pumpkin sweetly.
Plain Form:
Japanese Sentence | カボチャを甘く煮る。 |
Romaji Reading | Kabocha o amaku niru. |
Polite Form:
Japanese Sentence | カボチャを甘く煮ます。 |
Romaji Reading | Kabocha o amaku nimasu. |
I’ll steam the pumpkin using a microwave.
Plain Form:
Japanese Sentence | カボチャをレンジで蒸す。 |
Romaji Reading | Kabocha o renji de musu. |
Polite Form:
Japanese Sentence | カボチャをレンジで蒸します。 |
Romaji Reading | Kabocha o renji de mushimasu. |